# Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D S02E07: The Writing on the Wall (open spoilers) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 12, 2014, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e07-the-writing-on-the-wall-open-spoilers/704400 "2014-11-12T01:46:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2014, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e07-the-writing-on-the-wall-open-spoilers/704400/21 "2014-11-13T04:46:56Z")
All that could have been solved with a heart monitor dead man switch. He could warn them that even his sleeping heart rate would set it off (he’s a super spy/assassin/athlete. Of course he knows/controls his heart rate precisely). ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2014, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e07-the-writing-on-the-wall-open-spoilers/704400/22 "2014-11-13T05:06:53Z")
I wasn’t as interested in the entire Tahiti story line as the show wanted me to be. Just glad it’s over. ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2014, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e07-the-writing-on-the-wall-open-spoilers/704400/23 "2014-11-13T08:02:43Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > I wasn’t as interested in the entire Tahiti story line as the show wanted me to be. It’s a magical story arc. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2014, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e07-the-writing-on-the-wall-open-spoilers/704400/24 "2014-11-13T16:30:31Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > I wasn’t as interested in the entire Tahiti story line as the show wanted me to be. Just glad it’s over. The fat lady hasnt sung yet on this, I am afraid. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2014, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e07-the-writing-on-the-wall-open-spoilers/704400/25 "2014-11-13T16:39:21Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > I wasn’t as interested in the entire Tahiti story line as the show wanted me to be. Just glad it’s over. We still don’t know who built that mountain facility the blue guy was in. Maybe Coulson remembers now, but hasn’t said yet. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2014, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e07-the-writing-on-the-wall-open-spoilers/704400/26 "2014-11-13T17:06:39Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > I wasn’t as interested in the entire Tahiti story line as the show wanted me to be. Just glad it’s over. I doubt the larger arc of the alien blood and the unknown city are over. I think they’re going to be slowly introducing the Inhumans via Agents of SHIELD over the next couple seasons. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2014, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e07-the-writing-on-the-wall-open-spoilers/704400/27 "2014-11-13T21:31:00Z")
I just meant the whole “What happened to Colson?!” aspect of it. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2014, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e07-the-writing-on-the-wall-open-spoilers/704400/28 "2014-11-13T21:59:39Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > We still don’t know who built that mountain facility the blue guy was in. Maybe Coulson remembers now, but hasn’t said yet. I thought that was one of Fury’s little black ops - not quite SHIELD, but aligned with them for all we care. The other dirty side of SHIELD. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2014, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e07-the-writing-on-the-wall-open-spoilers/704400/29 "2014-11-14T02:31:45Z")
“Now we can find the city! Of course, it may be on a planet in another dimension and was destroyed thousands of years ago, but fingers crossed!” ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2014, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e07-the-writing-on-the-wall-open-spoilers/704400/30 "2014-11-14T04:22:00Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > I thought that was one of Fury’s little black ops - not quite SHIELD, but aligned with them for all we care. The other dirty side of SHIELD. Maybe. It’s also been suggested it’s [SWORD](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.W.O.R.D._(comics)). HYDRA and SHIELD aren’t the only secret orgs on Earth. > [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > “Now we can find the city! Of course, it may be on a planet in another dimension and was destroyed thousands of years ago, but fingers crossed!” Lol. It’s a map. It’s a diagram of a city. Now we can find it! ---
**Author:** ![FordTaurusSHO94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f07891/32.png) [@FordTaurusSHO94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordTaurusSHO94)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2014, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e07-the-writing-on-the-wall-open-spoilers/704400/31 "2014-11-14T06:03:03Z")
I’d like to see SWORD on screen. Brand is usually more fun than any SHIELD agents. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2014, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e07-the-writing-on-the-wall-open-spoilers/704400/32 "2014-11-14T09:23:28Z")
Also, Carol Danvers is associated with S.W.O.R.D. , so it might lay the groundwork for the Captain Marvel movie. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2014, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e07-the-writing-on-the-wall-open-spoilers/704400/33 "2014-11-14T16:25:43Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Also, Carol Danvers is associated with S.W.O.R.D. , so it might lay the groundwork for the Captain Marvel movie. I hate and despise the Marvel Captain Marvel, they stole the name just to be douchebags. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2014, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e07-the-writing-on-the-wall-open-spoilers/704400/34 "2014-11-14T16:57:04Z")
Wasn’t May’s mom a SWORD agent? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2014, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e07-the-writing-on-the-wall-open-spoilers/704400/35 "2014-11-14T17:28:36Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > Wasn’t May’s mom a SWORD agent? It’s unstated which agency May’s mom worked for. SWORD was sorta implied, but it could be any number of agencies. She knows (and likes) Maria Hill, so that’s one data point. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2014, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e07-the-writing-on-the-wall-open-spoilers/704400/36 "2014-11-14T21:41:04Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Also, Carol Danvers is associated with S.W.O.R.D. , so it might lay the groundwork for the Captain Marvel movie. While it might be necessary (or at least highly encouraged) for fans of the TV show to have seen the movies, I’m not sure it’ll work the other way, where understanding a movie means one has to be familiar with episode whatever from season whatever. The movie audience is much more international, for starters. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2014, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e07-the-writing-on-the-wall-open-spoilers/704400/37 "2014-11-14T22:41:42Z")
I’m sure I’m wrong, but for some silly reason I thought May’s mom worked for a Canadian intelligence org. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2014, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e07-the-writing-on-the-wall-open-spoilers/704400/38 "2014-11-14T22:48:13Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > I’m sure I’m wrong, but for some silly reason I thought May’s mom worked for a Canadian intelligence org. May’s mom drove 500 miles to pick up May in Ontario after May walked (!) out of Fury’s secret base. Her car’s license plate was from Pennsylvania. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2014, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e07-the-writing-on-the-wall-open-spoilers/704400/39 "2014-11-14T22:55:32Z")
More specifically, May’s mom said she drove 500 miles. This is roughly the distance from, say, Pittsburgh to North Bay. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2014, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e07-the-writing-on-the-wall-open-spoilers/704400/40 "2014-11-15T04:43:02Z")
A close watching shows that Ward never had, nor said he had a dead-man switch. When he showed the detonating device to Bobbi, it was in the off position. He would have had to push the button to make it go boom. That’s why he could seconds later use both hands to get his coat and pack out of the overhead. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e07-the-writing-on-the-wall-open-spoilers/704400.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e07-the-writing-on-the-wall-open-spoilers/704400.md?page=3)